GRE Word List
FRISK
to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
The meaning of the word frisk is to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |